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Disneyland is a theme park that is located at 1313 South Harbor Boulevard in Anaheim, California, USA. It opened on July 17, 1955. The park is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. Currently the park has been visited by more than 515 million guests since it opened to the public, including presidents, royalty, and other heads of state. When the park initially opened, it consisted of five themed areas: * Main Street, U.S.A., an early 20th century Midwest town * Adventureland, featuring jungle adventures * Frontierland, illustrating western frontier * Fantasyland, bringing fantasy into a reality * Tomorrowland, looking into the future. Three additional areas were added to these original park areas later: * New Orleans Square, opened in 1966, based on 19th century New Orleans * Critter Country, opened in 1972 as "Bear Country", themed both to the South in the 19th century and to forests of the Pacific Northwest. * Mickey's Toontown, opened in 1993, themed on the Toontown seen in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit An elevated berm supports a three-foot (narrow) gauge railroad which circumnavigates the park. Disneyland features rides and attractions designed to appeal to all ages. In 1998 Disneyland was renamed Disneyland Park in order to distinguish it from the larger Disneyland Resort complex. Today, there are three other parks which share the Disneyland name, Disneyland Resort Paris in Paris, France, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort in Hong Kong, China, and Tokyo Disneyland in Tokyo, Japan. These resorts are in addition to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, whose Disneyland-like park is called the Magic Kingdom. Despite the problems on opening day, Disneyland became an enormous success within its first few months. It attracted visitors worldwide in unprecedented numbers. Soon, even as Disneyland continued to grow, Walt Disney planned an expansion of the concept: Disneyworld. It would be a self-contained and completely-integrated vacation experience encompassing more land than twice that of the island of Manhattan. In 1971 (nearly 5 years after the death of Walt Disney) Walt Disney World Resort opened under the guidance of Walt's brother, Roy O. Disney in Lake Buena Vista, Florida as the world's largest privately owned vacation destination. In 1983 the first international Disney theme park opened: Tokyo Disneyland Park in Japan. Tokyo Disneyland is now part of Tokyo Disney Resort and has a sister theme park, Tokyo DisneySea. Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea are owned by a Japanese corporation, Oriental Land Company. The Walt Disney Company receives royalties based on revenues and maintains creative control. In 1992 Euro Disney opened in France. It has since been renamed Disneyland Resort Paris and currently contains two theme parks. In 2005 Hong Kong Disneyland opened in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is owned jointly by the Hong Kong Government and The Walt Disney Company. Disney looked at Australia for another Disneyland, first looking at Waterfront City, Melbourne and Avalon, Victoria. There was also some speculation of a Disneyland in the Gold Coast. Despite the problems on opening day, Disneyland became an enormous success within its first few months. It attracted visitors worldwide in unprecedented numbers. Soon, even as Disneyland continued to grow, Walt Disney planned an expansion of the concept: Disneyworld. It would be a self-contained and completely-integrated vacation experience encompassing more land than twice that of the island of Manhattan. In 1971 (nearly 5 years after the death of Walt Disney) Walt Disney World Resort opened under the guidance of Walt's brother, Roy O. Disney in Lake Buena Vista, Florida as the world's largest privately owned vacation destination. In 1983 the first international Disney theme park opened: Tokyo Disneyland Park in Japan. Tokyo Disneyland is now part of Tokyo Disney Resort and has a sister theme park, Tokyo DisneySea. Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea are owned by a Japanese corporation, Oriental Land Company. The Walt Disney Company receives royalties based on revenues and maintains creative control. In 1992 Euro Disney opened in France. It has since been renamed Disneyland Resort Paris and currently contains two theme parks. In 2005 Hong Kong Disneyland opened in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is owned jointly by the Hong Kong Government and The Walt Disney Company. Disney looked at Australia for another Disneyland, first looking at Waterfront City, Melbourne and Avalon, Victoria. There was also some speculation of a Disneyland in the Gold Coast.